The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-02
THE CARNIVAL SEASON.
Festivities in a Southern and q
Northern City.
New Orleans and Burlington, Vt,
Crowded with Visitors.

The festivities of carnival season were
opened at New Orleans on Thursday by the
parade of the Knights of Momus. The brill
liant pageantry burst into view at o'clock,
on Canal street. near Claiborne; marched
through Camp, Julia, St. Charles, Royal,
and Toulouse streets, and disappeared
within the large portals Of the French
Opera House, where a ball, varied
with tableaux, concluded the nights enter
| tainment. The route of march was gorgeous
| ly illuminated with colored lights and the
banners Of all descriptions. This was the
first parade Of the Knights for three
years. The general subject Of illustration
was the myths of the New World, and was
portrayed by sixteen decorated floets re-
| splendent in color and fire. The first or title
car, bearing the name of the subject Of the
parade, was an Aztec temple built of steps
vegetation. Then came, in their or
der, Manitou, the Greet Spirit Of the
American Indians, standing on asnow-haked
crag smoking in sombre dignity. Next the
happy hunting ground, peoplei with Indian
sportsmen and their game, then Megissogwon,
the pearl feather of Hiawatha before his tepee,
in communion with his snakes and owls. The
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van grove, peopled with beautiful maidens,
who attend upon Shawondasee, their Gus
todian. The Peruvian Viracocha or Creator.
/ issues out of the sea, bearing the wand OF
Olive, and surrounded by his sons, the
Winds. Next appeared Montezuma, the
Aztec King, with his retinue. Quet-
zacoati, the child of Thunder, takes his de-
parture on the back Of flying dragon:
The four gods of Yucatan in fierce and
ugly grandeur appear next in line, worthy
! Of their monopoly OF the world as survivors
| Of the great teluge Mechabo, the Great
White Hair, who taught the skill of hus-
bandry, is guarded by four spirits. Tho Pc
ruvian Temple of the Sun is next revealed
in all its grandeur, which has taxed
Next comes Hurakin, god Of storms, an the
Fountain of Youth, while the Gardens OF
Manoa, q bit of realistic Eldorado complete
the scene Immense crowds lined the streets
along which the gorgeous procession pa ;sed.
Burlington, Vt. has been having week Of
Carnival festivities. Thursday was the great
success of the week, about Il, 600 visitors be-
ing in town, and the amusements all pass
ing off satisfactorily. The first thing
in the programme was an ice-yacht race
over a three-mile course. In the afternoon
the snowshoe races were run. There was
also fancy skating tournament at the rink
and the Russian toboggan slide was fairly
clive.
The Main-street coast was the principal at
traction in the afternoon. In the evening
occurred grand torchlight procession oi
snow-shoers, tobogganists, and other clubs
headed by military baud, the whole under
command of Brig Gen. n. L. Green
The streets through which the pro
cession passed were one blaze OF
Illumination, and there was an elaborate
pyrotechnic display in the City Park. A tol
this various toboggan slides were formally
opened with display of fireworks The
weeks programme closed with grand carni
val ball ct the American House.